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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Japan doubles cost estimate for Fukushima cleanupThe estimated cost of cleaning up Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has doubled to nearly 22 trillion yen ($190 billion), with decommissioning expenses expected to continue to increase, a government panel said Friday.http://phys.org/news/2016-12-japan-fukushima-cleanup.html
Energy & Green Tech Fri, 09 Dec 2016 04:30:01 ESTnews400479194Ancient glass-glued walls studied for nuke waste solutionsThe modern challenge of nuclear waste storage and disposal has researchers at Washington State University looking back at ancient materials from around the world.http://phys.org/news/2016-04-ancient-glass-glued-walls-nuke-solutions.html
Materials Science Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:35:13 ESTnews380896502Engineer explores a new path through the Earth's crustPaul Woskov is collecting rocks. A growing number of granite and basalt squares perch on cabinet tops and shelves around his office, each a record of his latest experiment in drilling. Some show clean circles that fully penetrate the rock, while others hold glassy craters.http://phys.org/news/2016-04-explores-path-earth-crust.html
Earth Sciences Wed, 13 Apr 2016 07:17:04 ESTnews379750603Scientists find the temperature at which glass becomes a liquidWhile glass might be thought of in terms of holding wine or as a window, the stability of glass affects areas as diverse as nuclear waste storage, pharmaceuticals, and ice cream. Recently, chemical physicists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory made a key discovery about how glass forms.http://phys.org/news/2016-03-scientists-temperature-glass-liquid.html
Condensed Matter Fri, 18 Mar 2016 06:33:34 ESTnews377501606Nuclear waste storage sites in rock salt may be more vulnerable than previously thoughtResearch from The University of Texas at Austin shows that rock salt, used by Germany and the United States as a subsurface container for radioactive waste, might not be as impermeable as thought or as capable of isolating nuclear waste from groundwater in the event that a capsule or storage vessel failed.http://phys.org/news/2015-11-nuclear-storage-sites-salt-vulnerable.html
Environment Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:00:08 ESTnews367763586Opinion: Time to tap in to an underused energy source—wasted heatMillions of people worldwide can't afford to keep their homes warm, but few realise the heat wasted in our energy system could provide the answer.http://phys.org/news/2015-08-opinion-underused-energy-sourcewasted.html
Energy & Green Tech Thu, 20 Aug 2015 09:40:01 ESTnews359280614Household food waste and what to do about itFood wasted means money wasted which can be an expensive problem especially in homes with financial constraints. A new study from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab and the Getulio Vargas Foundation, shows that the top causes of food waste in such homes include buying too much, preparing in abundance, unwillingness to consume leftovers, and improper food storage. "Fortunately," notes lead author Gustavo Porpino, PhD candidate at the Getulio Vargas Foundation and Visiting Scholar at the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, "most of the factors that lead to food waste, can be easily remedied by simple changes in food buying, preparing, and storing."http://phys.org/news/2015-06-household-food.html
Social Sciences Tue, 09 Jun 2015 02:36:18 ESTnews353036158Storage bunkers sealed off at nuclear dump closed by leakHundreds of containers of waste have been entombed at the federal government's underground nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico now that workers have closed off storage areas affected by a radiation leak, officials said Tuesday.http://phys.org/news/2015-06-storage-bunkers-nuclear-dump-leak.html
Environment Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:10:01 ESTnews352471889'Sensing skin' quickly detects cracks, damage in concrete structuresResearchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Eastern Finland have developed new "sensing skin" technology designed to serve as an early warning system for concrete structures, allowing authorities to respond quickly to damage in everything from nuclear facilities to bridges.http://phys.org/news/2014-06-skin-quickly-concrete.html
Engineering Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:41:08 ESTnews322746053Shale could be long-term home for problematic nuclear wasteShale, the source of the United States' current natural gas boom, could help solve another energy problem: what to do with radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. The unique properties of the sedimentary rock and related clay-rich rocks make it ideal for storing the potentially dangerous spent fuel for millennia, according to a geologist studying possible storage sites who made a presentation here today.http://phys.org/news/2014-03-shale-long-term-home-problematic-nuclear.html
Energy & Green Tech Mon, 17 Mar 2014 10:00:01 ESTnews314267700Scientists show how cracks propagate through thick and thin layers of frozen liquid waterWhether gas trapped under a frozen water layer flows through cracks or bursts out depends on the layer's depth and temperature, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The water isn't crystalline ice; it is amorphous solid water, which is disordered and often described as a "frozen" liquid. The team proved that in some cases, gases trapped under amorphous water films are released via fissures that form during crystallization. For thicker trapped gas layers, the gas can escape abruptly before crystallization. This work graced a cover of The Journal of Chemical Physics.http://phys.org/news/2013-04-scientists-propagate-thick-thin-layers.html
Condensed Matter Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:40:05 ESTnews285229426Wastewater injection spurred biggest earthquake yet, study findsA new study in the journal Geology is the latest to tie a string of unusual earthquakes, in this case, in central Oklahoma, to the injection of wastewater deep underground. Researchers now say that the magnitude 5.7 earthquake near Prague, Okla., on Nov. 6, 2011, may also be the largest ever linked to wastewater injection. Felt as far off as Milwaukee, more than 800 miles away, the quake—the biggest ever recorded in Oklahoma—destroyed 14 homes, buckled a federal highway and left two people injured. Small earthquakes continue to be recorded in the area. The study appeared today in the journal's early online edition.http://phys.org/news/2013-03-wastewater-spurred-biggest-earthquake.html
Earth Sciences Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:54:18 ESTnews283535650Indian capital to ban use of all plastic bags(AP)—The government of India's capital is hoping that a strict ban on plastic bags will help the environment.http://phys.org/news/2012-09-indian-capital-plastic-bags.html
Environment Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:39:48 ESTnews266654371Million-year storage solution is set in stone(Phys.org) -- A sapphire hard disk can last one million years and resolve a problem worrying archaeologists. Thursday, Patrick Charton of the French nuclear waste management agency ANDRA, presented a way out of data storage problems, an information-engraved sapphire disk using platinum. The disk is being called the ultimate, if not ultimately unaffordable, HDD. The disk was announced at this week&#146;s Euroscience Open Forum, a pan-European event drawing researchers, as a way to provide information for future archaeologists.http://phys.org/news/2012-07-million-year-storage-solution-stone.html
Other Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:03:46 ESTnews261403336By supercooling liquids, scientists can determine the physics happening in glasses(Phys.org) -- The whereabouts of exceedingly slow-moving molecules in glasses can be quickly and efficiently measured, thanks to a new technique that uses vapor and extreme cold to drop the molecules' speed a trillion times. Designed by Dr. Scott Smith and Dr. Bruce Kay at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the method supercools vapor molecules turning them into a glassy film. Then, they heat the film just enough to get the molecules moving at the desired speed to study. An overview of this new method appears in an invited Perspective article in Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.http://phys.org/news/2012-06-supercooling-liquids-scientists-physics-glasses.html
Condensed Matter Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:03:34 ESTnews259473123Where to put nuclear waste? Yes to my back yardResearchers in Finland have found that acceptance of the site of a spent nuclear fuel repository can depend on gender and economic background. Writing in the International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, the team reports that affluent men more often have a positive opinion on the location of such facilities than women or disadvantaged people.http://phys.org/news/2012-06-nuclear-yard.html
Energy & Green Tech Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:27:33 ESTnews259320431Current coal seam gas approach not covering risks: Australian study(PhysOrg.com) -- Australia would greatly benefit from a "slow down and learn approach" to managing possible risks from coal seam gas extraction given the near impossible challenge of modelling its impacts, argues Professor Alan Randall from the University of Sydney.http://phys.org/news/2012-03-current-coal-seam-gas-approach.html
Environment Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:49:47 ESTnews252049767US nuclear material safe despite wildfire: officialsRadioactive material stored at the top US nuclear laboratory is safe despite a threatening wildfire which has closed the Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) until Wednesday and forced thousands to evacuate, officials said.http://phys.org/news/2011-06-nuclear-material-safe-wildfire.html
Environment Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:32:56 ESTnews228497552Japan, US eye Mongolia nuclear waste depot: reportJapan and the United States are eyeing a plan to jointly construct an underground nuclear waste storage complex in Mongolia, a newspaper report said Monday.http://phys.org/news/2011-05-japan-eye-mongolia-nuclear-depot.html
Energy & Green Tech Mon, 09 May 2011 16:05:28 ESTnews224175900Clemson engineers to create model underground energy-storage facilityWith a new twist on an old idea, two Clemson University environmental engineers are developing ways to store "waste" energy underground to cut heating and cooling costs and reduce carbon emissions.http://phys.org/news/2010-06-clemson-underground-energy-storage-facility.html
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